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| − | Kechimyaku (血脈?) is a Japanese term for a lineage chart in [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] and some other Japanese schools, documenting the "bloodline" of succession of various masters or listing priests in a particular school. In [[Zen]] the kechimyaku theoretically links a student to all previous generations back to the Buddha himself. In the Sōtō school of medieval Japan it became commonplace for the kechimyaku to be administered to lay students for such rituals as the jukai ceremony. Traditionally this document is administered at the time of [[Dharma]] transmission in Soto Zen, during a shiho ceremony. In the Jodo Shinshu sect the kechimyaku is meant to demonstrate "spiritual descent," and not a blood heritage. | + | [[Kechimyaku]] ([[血脈]]?) is a [[Japanese]] term for a [[lineage]] chart in [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] and some other [[Japanese]] schools, documenting the "bloodline" of succession of various [[masters]] or listing {{Wiki|priests}} in a particular school. In [[Zen]] the [[kechimyaku]] theoretically links a student to all previous generations back to the [[Buddha]] himself. In the [[Sōtō]] school of {{Wiki|medieval}} [[Japan]] it became commonplace for the [[kechimyaku]] to be administered to lay students for such [[rituals]] as the [[jukai]] ceremony. [[Traditionally]] this document is administered at the [[time]] of [[Dharma]] [[transmission]] in [[Soto]] [[Zen]], during a shiho ceremony. In the [[Jodo Shinshu]] sect the [[kechimyaku]] is meant to demonstrate "[[spiritual]] descent," and not a {{Wiki|blood}} heritage. |
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Kechimyaku (血脈?) is a Japanese term for a lineage chart in Zen Buddhism and some other Japanese schools, documenting the "bloodline" of succession of various masters or listing priests in a particular school. In Zen the kechimyaku theoretically links a student to all previous generations back to the Buddha himself. In the Sōtō school of medieval Japan it became commonplace for the kechimyaku to be administered to lay students for such rituals as the jukai ceremony. Traditionally this document is administered at the time of Dharma transmission in Soto Zen, during a shiho ceremony. In the Jodo Shinshu sect the kechimyaku is meant to demonstrate "spiritual descent," and not a blood heritage.
